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NEWS ABOUT: San Antonio

San Antonio stories: 9 news summaries
fort hood shooting

Hasan Felt Discriminated Against, Wanted Out of Army

Suspect moved to
San Antonio hospital

Nov 6, 09 5:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Nidal Malik Hasan considered himself a victim of anti-Muslim bias and had been trying for 6 months to quit the Army, his cousin says. "I think because he’s a Muslim he didn’t want to go to Afghanistan or Iraq, and he didn’t want to expose himself... More »

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Islam • Muslim Americans • Muslim • San Antonio • massacre • US Army • American Muslims • mass shootings • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan • Brooke Army Medical Center

Cannibal Mom Diagnosed With Schizophrenia, Depression

Decapitated baby's dad wants 'ultimate price'

Jul 28, 09 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Otty Sanchez, the Texas 33-year-old who confessed to stabbing, decapitating, skinning, and eating portions of her newborn son, had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and postpartum psychosis before Sunday’s slaying, the San Antonio Express-News reports. She’s been charged with capital murder, and is currently in hospital under 24-hour surveillance.... More »

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Texas • murder • mental illness • San Antonio • decapitation • infanticide • cannibalism • Otty Sanchez • Scott Buchholz • Scott Wesley Buchholz Sanchez

(Newser) - A San Antonio woman has claimed responsibility for the grisly killing of her baby boy, saying she heard voices telling her to do it, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Police say the infant was stabbed, decapitated, and skinned early yesterday. Otty Sanchez, 33, says the devil told her to... More »

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Texas • murder • San Antonio • decapitation • infanticide • child murder • Otty Sanchez • Scott Wesley Buchholz Sanchez

 Santa Gets 
 Help From 
 Cousin 
 Pancho 

Barrio folk hero sports a lowrider, elf entourage

Dec 24, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Santa's been getting a little help from his South Pole cousin, Pancho Claus, the lowrider-driving barrio folk hero who doles out gifts on both sides of the Texas border. Pancho takes different forms—sporting a red zoot suit in Houston and a sombrero and black beard in San Antonio—but... More »

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Texas • Mexico • Houston • San Antonio • Christmas • Santa Claus • Mexican-Americans • Pancho Claus

Boxer Diaz
In Coma After Brain Surgery

Welterweight fighter collapsed in the ring after 10 rounds

Jul 18, 08 7:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boxer Oscar Diaz remains in a coma after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain after he collapsed during a match, ESPN reports. Although his vital signs are good, Diaz is relying on a ventilator to breathe and his condition is "touch-and-go, very critical," said fight organizer... More »

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boxing • San Antonio • welterweight • coma • brain surgery • Oscar Diaz

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

Nov 25, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:
  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio
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obesity • New Orleans • Milwaukee • obesity epidemic • Kansas City • Detroit • fat • list • Austin • Riverside • San Diego • San Antonio • Baltimore • Jacksonville • Birmingham • Richmond • obese • Oklahoma City • Memphis • Nashville

Relax, It's Just a Bald Coyote

Strange find is not chupacabra of urban legend

Nov 2, 07 9:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have identified the peculiar animals found in southern Texas this summer—and they’re not the bloodsucking chupacabras of Mexican lore. No, the three bodies discovered near San Antonio were actually just coyotes that had lost their hair, DNA tests show. Researchers say the doglike beasts are a “... More »

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baldness • San Antonio • coyote • chupacabra • bloodsucker • legend

Best Home Sellers' Markets

Times are tough, but your house won't sit on the market for long in these towns

Jul 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The housing market overall isn't good, but luckily for some, there's an exception to every rule. Forbes points you toward 10 towns where sellers can still finish with smiles on their faces.
  1. Raleigh, NC
  2. San Francisco
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. San Antonio, Texas
  5. St. Louis 
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California • real estate • San Francisco • Texas • housing market • North Carolina • list • homes • Austin • St. Louis • San Antonio • Raleigh

Nuggets Upset Spurs, 95-89

Anthony-Iverson pairing pays its first playoff dividends for Denver

Apr 22, 07 11:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-scoring Nuggets Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson combined for 61 points in an eye-opening playoff opener against San Antonio, winning 95-89 and stealing home court advantage. The combination of the two ruthless scorers, while difficult to manage earlier in the season, now has Denver peaking at the perfect time. More »

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NBA • basketball • Denver • San Antonio Spurs • Denver Nuggets • Carmelo Anthony • Allen Iverson • San Antonio

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